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Air Duct Cleaning Services

If you decide to have your HVAC system· DO NOT hire air duct cleaners who make
cleaned, it is important that the air ductclaims on the adverse effects of "not"
cleaning services you are inquiring iscleaning your HVAC system, and who is
qualified to do so, so you can enjoy a safeconsistent in recommending that cleaning your
indoor  air.system  should  be  a  routine.
Indoor air pollution is an issue of growing· DO NOT allow treatments-especially
concern in the United States. Many companies,chemical biocides-unless you are briefed by
marketing products and HVAC duct cleaningthe  cleaning  service.
services intend to improve this need. Its
growing campaign can be seen in mass media· CHECK REFERENCES if previous customers
(newspapers, magazines, TV, radio) and thewere satisfied with the service and did not
Internet to disseminate information on theexperience any problems with their HVAC
importance  of  cleaning  air ducts or HVACs.systems  after  cleaning.
Cleaning products can be used to clean air· Contact your local office of consumer
ducts - at a very minimum cost. But youaffairs or Better Business Bureau to
should consider hiring air duct cleaningdetermine if complaints have been raised
services if there are substantial and visibleagainst the companies you are considering
growth of mold inside the ducts or otherhiring.
components of your heating and cooling
system; if there are infestations of rodents· Interview potential service providers to
or insects; and if the ducts are clogged withensure that they are experienced with
excessive amounts of dust debris ordifferent types of HVAC systems; that they
particles.use procedures to protect you, your pets,
your family and your home from contamination;
Duct cleaning refers to the "cleaning" ofand if they comply with NADCA air duct
various heating and cooling air system insidecleaning standards or NAIMA recommendations
your house: air conditioning, grilles and(if your ducts are constructed or insulated
diffusers, heat exchangers, heating andinternally  of  fiber  glass).
cooling coils - and cleaning it, intensively,
will range (not mostly) up to $1,000. But· Ask the cleaning service company if they
this amount depends on the service offered,have  state  licenses.
system accessibility, the size of the system
to be cleaned, level of contamination, and· If the cleaning company charges by the
depending on the type of air duct cleaninghour, request an estimate of the number of
service  you  are  hiring.hours or days the job will take including
potential interruptions during work. Be
Choosing Your Home Air Duct Cleaning Providercertain that the cleaning company you are
Checklistinquiring will provide a written agreement
outlining the total of the work before it
Talk to, at least, three cleaning servicebegins.
companies and secure written estimates. When
they come to your home, show them your systemDuct cleaning is good for your home and air
and ask justification of your air ductduct cleaning companies is a good source of
contamination.advice so ask questions and insist on
complete and knowledgeable answers.



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